FASEB Excellence in Science Award

The FASEB Excellence in Science Award is given in recognition of outstanding achievement by women in biological science. Recipients are women whose career achievements have contributed significantly to further our understanding of a particular discipline by excellence in research.

2019 Award Announcement

Barbara B. Kahn, MD has been chosen to receive the FASEB 2019 Excellence in Science Award. Click here to view the full award announcement.

2020 Award Nomination

Beginning with the 2020 award cycle, the Excellence in Science program will be expanded to include two new awards recognizing achievements by early- and mid-career women scientists. The three award categories are:

Award recipients will be expected to present an Excellence in Science Award Lecture at the annual meeting of a FASEB Member Society. Presentation of the award will take place in conjunction with the lecture. In addition to the unrestricted research grant, the award covers the recipients’ travel to/from the meeting, hotel expenses, complimentary meeting registration, and a plaque in recognition of the awardee’s achievement.

Nomination Information

The 2020 award nomination cycle is now closed.

Nomination Criteria and Eligibility

Nominators and nominees must be a member of at least one FASEB Member Society but do not have to be members of the same society

Recipients of the award are required to present an Excellence in Science Award Lecture at a scientific meeting of a FASEB member society of her choice in the award year

All nominations must be submitted using the appropriate Excellence in Science Award nomination form (links provided at the bottom of the page when nominations are being accepted

Individuals who have been nominated for the Excellence in Science Award in the past must be re-nominated for consideration in the 2020 award cycle

Note: The nomination form must be filled out in one session so it is essential that nominators have all information and documents available before beginning the process. All attachments to the nominee form must be in PDF format and use the following file name structure:NOMINEE SURNAME Nomination.pdf, NOMINEE SURNAME CV.pdf, NOMINEE SURNAME Reprint 1.pdf, etc.